放下犁去救国

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罗马名将辛辛纳图斯临危受命力挽狂澜，胜利后毅然放弃大权归隐田园。

时长 57 秒 · 语速 166 wpm

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Cincinnatus had once been an important man in Rome. 辛辛纳图斯曾经是罗马的一个大人物。

But he had lost his money, 但他后来家道中落，身无分文，

and now he worked a small farm with his own hands. 如今只能在一小块农田里自食其力地劳作。

One day, terrible news reached the city. 有一天，一个可怕的噩耗传到了城里。

The Roman army was trapped in a narrow valley, 罗马军队被困在了一条狭窄的山谷中，

with enemies in front and behind. 前后都遭到了敌人的夹击。

There was nobody left to send but old men and boys. 城里除了老人和孩子，已经无兵可派了。

"Send for Cincinnatus," someone said. “去把辛辛纳图斯请来吧，”有人提议道。

The messengers found him in his field, behind his plow. 信使们在地里找到了他，当时他正跟在犁后头耕地。

They told him that Rome was giving him complete power. 他们告诉他，罗马决定授予他绝对的最高统治权。

He wiped his hands, put on his cloak, 他擦了擦手，披上斗篷，

and left the plow where it was. 就把犁留在了原地。

Within days, he had gathered a new army, 短短几天之内，他就集结起了一支新军，

freed the trapped soldiers, and beaten the enemy. 解救了被围困的士兵，并彻底击溃了敌人。

Rome went wild with joy. 整座罗马城都为之欢腾雀跃。

He could have made himself king. 他本完全可以自立为王，

Nobody would have stopped him. 当时绝对没有人能拦得住他。

Instead, he gave the power back and went home to finish plowing. 但他却把权力交还了回去，直接回家继续耕地去了。

He had ruled Rome for sixteen days. 他统治罗马的时间，总共只有十六天。

An American city, Cincinnati, is named after him. 美国的一座城市辛辛那提，就是以他的名字命名的。